sparen

Definitions of sparen
  1. verb
    make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
    synonyms: besparen, uitsparen
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    afwenden, beletten, letten, verhinderen, verhoeden, verletten, vermijden, voorkomen
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  2. verb
    assemble or get together
    synonyms: bijeenbrengen, bijeengaren, bijeenkrijgen, bijeenrapen, collectioneren, lezen, paren, rapen, samenbrengen, verenigen, vergaderen, vergaren, verzamelen
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    antonyms:
    smeren, spreiden, uitsmeren, uitstrijken, uitwrijven, verdelen, verspreiden, verstrijken, voortwoekeren, wrijven
    distribute or disperse widely
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    lezen, nalezen, nazien, oogsten
    gather, as of natural products
    bergen
    collect discarded or refused material
    bijeendrijven, samendrijven
    seek out and bring together
    afplukken, lezen, plukken, selectie, teeltkeus
    look for and gather
    nesten, nesting
    gather nests
    hokken
    collect or gather into shocks
    accumuleren, cumuleren, opeenhopen
    arrange into piles or stacks
  3. verb
    accumulate money for future use
    synonyms: opzijleggen, wegleggen
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    types:
    oppotten, opsparen, potten
    save up as for future use
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